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NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Protests were held in cities across India yesterday against a wave of attacks on Muslims by mobs that accuse them of killing cows or eating beef.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – A Venezuelan police helicopter attacked the Supreme Court on Tuesday, ratcheting up a political crisis in what President Nicolas Maduro condemned as a “terrorist” attack.

MOSCOW/KIEV/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A major global cyber attack yesterday disrupted computers at Russia’s biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms with a virus similar to the ransomware that last month infected more than 300,000 computers.

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – A Dutch appeals court yesterday confirmed that the Netherlands was partly liable for the deaths in 1995 of some 300 Muslim males who were expelled from a Dutch U.N.

(Reuters) – A top Colombian anti-corruption official and an attorney have been arrested on U.S.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with China over its inaction on North Korea and bilateral trade issues and is now considering possible trade actions against Beijing, three senior administration officials told Reuters.

The Hague,  (Reuters) – A Dutch appeals court today confirmed that the Netherlands was partly liable for the deaths of some 300 Muslim males who were expelled from a Dutch U.N.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US Supreme Court yesterday handed a victory to President Donald Trump by reviving parts of a travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority countries that he said is needed for national security but that opponents decry as discriminatory.

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal yesterday to prop up her minority government by agreeing to at least £1 billion ($1.3 billion) in extra funding for Northern Ireland in return for the support of the province’s biggest Protestant party.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said yesterday it appears the Syrian government is preparing for another chemical weapons attack and it warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad he and his military would “pay a heavy price” if it conducts such an attack.

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – A Honduran-Guatemalan customs union aimed at boosting prosperity and stemming illegal migration to the United States could lift economic growth in the two countries by more than one percent, the Honduran government said yesterday.

LONDON (Reuters) – British royal aides said today that Queen Elizabeth and her family provide excellent value for money as accounts showed the amount of taxpayer funds they will get this year will almost double to cover essential repairs to Buckingham Palace.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal today to prop up her minority government by agreeing to 1 billion pounds($1.3 billion) in extra funding for Northern Ireland in return for the support of the province’s biggest Protestant party.

MANILA, (Reuters) – Launched a year ago, Philippine President ’s brutal war on drugs has resulted in thousands of deaths, yet the street price of crystal methamphetamine in Manila has fallen and surveys show Filipinos are as anxious as ever about crime.

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – Large crowds turned out for Pride marches on Sunday in New York City and San Francisco, the two U.S.

ISTANBUL,  (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan yesterday dismissed calls for Turkey to close a military base in Qatar and said a wider list of demands issued by four Arab states was an unlawful intervention against the Gulf state’s sovereignty.

LAHORE, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – An oil tanker crashed and exploded on a road in Pakistan on Sunday, killing 146 people, many of whom were collecting leaking fuel before it ignited, government officials and rescue workers said.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said 34 high-rise apartment blocks had failed fire safety checks carried out after the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze, including several in north London where residents were forced to evacuate amid chaotic scenes.

BEIJING (Reuters) – Fifteen people were killed in a landslide in southwest China’s Sichuan Province yesterday and about 100 were believed to be still buried in the debris and feared dead, state media said.

DUBAI/DOHA, (Reuters) – Four Arab states that imposed a boycott on Qatar have issued an ultimatum to Doha to close Al Jazeera television, curb ties with Iran, shut a Turkish base and pay reparations, demands so far reaching it would appear to be hard for Doha to comply.